Mathematics Education

The mathematics education discipline group is worldly. We bring not only a global perspective of mathematics education to our teaching and research but we engage actively and regularly with teachers, schools and educational authorities locally and with teachers and researchers in Asia, North America, Australasia, Europe and Africa for the delivery of pre-service teacher education and in-service teacher professional learning and for research in mathematics education.

About the staff

About the group

Members of the mathematics education discipline group have proven track records in teaching, research and supervision of Higher Degree student researchers. Individuals and teams of staff are at the forefront of research and practice in a range of fields including:

The teaching and research expertise of the mathematics education and discipline group is evident in the numerous teaching, publication and research awards granted to individuals during their academic careers.

The members of the group are actively engaged in the mathematics teacher and research communities and organisations, contributing through their leadership as journal and conference proceeding editors, membership of Editorial Boards and conference review teams as well as through various positions on
association executives and committees and their regular presentations at national and international conferences for mathematics teachers and mathematics educational researchers.

Teaching

Teaching

Staff in the mathematics education discipline group lead and teach core and elective units in early childhood, primary and secondary mathematics teaching in a range of under-graduate and post-graduate pre-service teacher education and early childhood courses.

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor of Teaching (Science) / Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Health and Physical Education

Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) / Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours)

Master of Teaching

Master of Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The content and teaching approach for these mathematics education units is informed by our on-going engagement and research with teachers, schools, early childhood settings and professional mathematical associations locally, nationally and internationally.

We use inquiry-based learning and promote critical reflection of theory and practice. We aim to develop generative teachers, that is, graduate teachers with the knowledge, skills and disposition to continuously seek to improve their knowledge of students, mathematics and mathematics learning and their practice of mathematics teaching through deliberative reflection.

We involve our pre-service teachers in mathematics problems and tasks and using digital tools and resources as they study, research, plan for and practice the most effective mathematics teaching approaches sourced from our contemporary research and research from around the world. We are actively engaged in researching our teaching practice and regularly publish our work in this field.

We are continuing to build partnerships with schools to extend and deepen pre-service teachers' practical experience and engagement with school students and teachers. CloudDeakin facilitates connectivity between on campus and off campus pre-service teachers, between pre-service teachers and mathematics education teaching staff and between pre-service teachers and the resources and support services within and beyond the university.